This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the office that holds the record.
Official McHenry County Contacts
The McHenry County Sheriff and Correctional Bureau handle local jail custody and release records. The main official contact points are:
McHenry County Sheriff’s Office2200 N. Seminary Avenue
Woodstock, IL
Main office: 815-338-2144
Jail and Correctional Bureau: 815-338-9396
The research does not publish separate records-unit hours. Confirm availability before visiting. The Sheriff’s online FOIA channel accepts focused requests for existing booking, release, custody-event, or booking-photo records.
- For a released person or release record, begin with the home page search and records-request path.
- For local probation or IDOC supervision, use Probation & Parole. McHenry County Probation is in Room 240 at the same Seminary Avenue address, 815-334-4400, weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with the first four Mondays open to 7:00 p.m.
- For the newest local entries, check Jail Releases: 24 Hours.
- For a calculated date or alert, use Projected Release or the VINELink Inmate Search. VINE is 866-566-8439.
- For a specific custodian, use the facility pages in the footer and call that agency.
- For a sentenced Illinois prisoner, contact IDOC public information at 217-558-2200; its FOIA extension is 4166.
- For federal prison, use BOP. For immigration detention, use ICE; its Detention Reporting and Information Line is 888-351-4024, weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern, excluding holidays.
IDOC Victim Services VINE help is available at 877-776-0755 on weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central. After-hours notification issues can be reported at 866-277-7477, followed by contact with the office during business hours. PRB operations can be reached at 217-782-7273, but records requests go to its designated FOIA mailbox rather than the operations line.